Information Technologies in the School Library Program - ISCI 761 Blog

This image shows the ChatGPT logo in black and white. Image retrieved from https://seeklogo.com/vector-logo/465219/chatgpt#google_vignette      As a teacher, using ChatGPT, or other AI systems, is something that I am becoming steadily more experienced in as it is slowly being integrated into instructional practices. With my experience in education, I was very intrigued to experiment with Ethan Mollick's AI Tutor Blueprint ChatGPT prompt. With this prompt, I was able to create my own prompt to support students in a specific skill that I teach. His prompt assisted me in creating a guide for students to successfully craft a literary analysis essay using the RACE (restate the question, answer the question, cite evidence, explain) and S/M/M (say, mean, matter) strategies. In his lecture, Mollick states that, "Baseline knowledge matters more than ever because you need to know enough to be able to work with these systems." (2024, 4:28). This was proven to be true while work...

  Logo for MagicSchool.AI Image retrieved from https://www.magicschool.ai/      As technology becomes a more prevalent resource in education, assistive and adaptive technology tools and resources are growing. There are now several online tools available to teachers and students that can make the classroom a space where education can be specifically tailored to the needs of students with disabilities. One such resource is that of the MagicSchool AI operating system.      MagicSchool AI is an artificial intelligence program that was designed specifically to assist teachers and students and enhance the k-12 learning experience. While the main focus of the operating system is not on accessibility or working as an adaptive tool, many of the AI prompts that MagicSchool offers can be used to make learning more equitable.   How to Locate, Access, and Use MagicSchool AI Go to the MagicSchool AI Website Create a free online account to gain access ...

This image shows a common document camera model from IPEVO Innovating Communications.  Image retrieved from https://us.ipevo.com/products/ipevo-v4k-pro-120-store      Document cameras, also referred to as visual presenters or visualizers, are devices that can capture an image or a video and display it on a larger screen. The predecessor to document cameras was the overhead projector which would project an image onto a screen in real-time. However, this modernization of the overhead projector allows for the images and videos captured on a document camera to also be saved and shared digitally. Document cameras are used as a tool in the classroom to assist teachers in presenting and sharing information in a way that is collaborative with the students and makes resources more visually accessible to the entire classroom.       Their use in the k-12 classroom environment can be better understood by looking at the document camera through the lens of...